American Studies at the Beach

09/25/2025

https://apnews.com/article/aggressive-squirrel-hurt-people-43efad83aa78de39affc1b3cd3c93afe

Next time you complain about squirrels at the Beach, keep this in mind...

Residents of a San Francisco Bay Area city are on the lookout for an aggressive squirrel that has sent at least two people to the emergency room.

08/23/2023

Welcome to the Fall 2023 semester!
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Your AMST professors are very excited to be working with you in the weeks ahead! This first day of the semester is a busy one for American Studies at the Beach, with our Intro to American Studies class, California Cultures, Beauty Matters, Television Borders and Senior Seminar all meeting for the first time, and of course our many asynchronous classes kicking off today as well!
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If you are looking to round out your schedule by adding a class, we still have spots in our awesome electives including Beauty Matters, Television Borders, and the American Studies Mixtape! DM us here or contact Dr. Mizelle for more info.
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Wishing you all a great start to this new school year! Stay tuned for announcements about upcoming American Studies events and activities!

05/23/2023

Check out some of the photos that Dr. Mizelle took at the graduation ceremony last week! 5.16.23

05/23/2023

The CSULB American Studies Department is proud to share our 22/23 award winners:
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Distinguished American Studies Undergraduates:
Allison Byer & Madison Rohlapp
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Outstanding American Studies Minors:
Robert Metscher & Katrina Orevillo
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Community Engagement Awards:
Mayra Murillo
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Classroom Leadership Awards:
Karen Galeana
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Student Athlete Academic Excellence Awards:
Ben Ahenguah & Dalton Ponce
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Congrats to all of our students for their hard work and dedication to completing their undergrad degree!

Picture #2: Distinguished Undergrad winners Allison and Madison. Picture #3 Outstanding AMST minor Katrina. Picture #4 Classroom Leadership winner Karen. Picture #5 Student Athlete Excellence award winners Dalton and Ben.

11/28/2022

Join us on Saturday, December 3rd for a walking tour of downtown Long Beach lead by Dr. Mizelle!
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We’ll be meeting at 10am at the Harvey Milk Promenade Park and covering a few miles of Long Beach history.
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Guests are welcome, but RSVPs are required in advance:
https://forms.gle/GrfLXJoFHLnXLSZi9
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We hope you can join us!

05/16/2022

Graduation day is here - congrats grads, we are so very proud of you all!

We congratulate all of our 2021-2022 graduating majors and minors. It's been a tough couple of years, so y'all have reasons to be extra proud about finishing up your degrees. We also want to acknowledge our 2021-2022 award winners. Their names will appear in the commencement program along with the list of graduates:



Distinguished American Studies Undergraduates:

Rigo Infante & Kayla Woodson (pictured here!)


Outstanding American Studies Minors:

Shaika Gautam & Sanjesh Singh


Community Engagement Awards:

Leticia Arce & Shivam Srivastava



Classroom Leadership Awards:

Nick Neira & Conner Wileman


Again, a huge congrats from your AMST faculty - we are excited to see what you’ll accomplish in the years ahead!

04/25/2022

Join us for the upcoming virtual CASA Conference, which is focused this year on research, activism and writing.
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Friday April 29th from 9am - 11am.
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Zoom Meeting ID: 856 2099 9495

https://csulb.zoom.us/j/85620999495

04/18/2022

Join us on Tuesday, April 26th at 2pm online for this exciting talk abut the work of the Auntie Sewing Squad!
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RSVP: https://bit.ly/auntiesewingcsulb

04/12/2022

Join us for a walking tour of our campus!
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Learn more about the history of CSULB on this fun campus walk with Dr. Mizelle!
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Meet in the area between FO2 and FO3 at 12pm on Friday 4/15. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/a8oEqQKe6dgft1E57

03/31/2022

Join us on Wednesday April 6th for a virtual talk!
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Come hear from film director and producer, Ann Kaneko, on her impact documentary that recounts more than 150 years of history of Payahuunadü (Owens Valley), “the land of flowing water” and how it is tied to Los Angeles. MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST poetically weaves together memories of intergenerational women from three communities who defend their land, their history, and their culture from the insatiable thirst of Los Angeles. Indigenous communities, Japanese American WWII incarcerees, and environmentalists form an unexpected alliance to preserve Payahuunadü.
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The film is streaming from April 1st to April 10th: https://vimeo.com/518318591
Password: CSULB
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RSVP for the event and get streaming info mailed to you: https://bit.ly/annkatcsulb

03/02/2022

Pizza 🍕 time is here! Join us on campus on Thursday March 10th from 4pm - 6pm near LA3-120 and grab some pizza, chat with your AMST professors and classmates, and enjoy some sunshine! Pizza is on us!